Lunæ, 19 die Maii; 2° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
PRAYERS.
Yorke Return amended.
THE Clerk of the Crown attending, according to
the Order of Saturday last;
He was called in; and amended the Return for the
City of Yorke, by taking from off the File the Indenture,
by which Robert Waller, Esquire, and Edw. Thomson,
Esquire, were returned:
Aldbrough Return amended.
And also amended the Return for the Borough of Aldbrough, by taking from off the File the Indenture, by
which John Boyle, Esquire, and John Vandenbend,
Esquire, were returned:
Knaresbrough Return amended.
And also amended the Return for the Borough of
Knaresbrough, by taking from off the File the Indenture
by which * Stockdale, Esquire, and Sir Henry Slingsby,
were returned.
New Windsor Return amended.
And the Mayor of the Borough of New Windsor also
attending;
He was called in; and made a Return of an Indenture, by which Sir Cha. Porter, and Wm. Adderly, Esquire,
were elected: And thereupon the Clerk of the Crown
took from off the File the Indenture, by which Sir Christopher Wren, and Bapt. May, Esquire, were returned.
Exporting Coin.
Sir Rich. Reynolds reports from the Committee to
whom was referred the Petition of the Working Goldsmiths in and about the City of London; and to whom
the former Report thereupon was re-committed: And to
prepare a Bill or Bills, as they should see Cause; that
they had prepared a Bill to discourage the Exportation
of Bullion, and to encourage the Importation; and to
the Converting thereof into the current Coin of this
Realm: Which he presented to the House.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read the Second time Tomorrow Morning at Ten a Clock.
Protestant foreign Weavers.
A Bill for confirming the Liberties of such Protestant
Foreign Weavers, as are admitted into the Company of
Weavers of the City of London, was presented to the
House.
The Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time.
The Chaplain.
Resolved, That the Application directed by the last
Parliament to be made to his Majesty on the Behalf of
Mr. Willet, the then Chaplain to this House, That his
Majesty would be pleased to give him some Preferment,
in Consideration of his Service and diligent Attendance,
be humbly renewed to his Majesty: And that the same
be done by the Master of the Rolls.
Members summoned.
Ordered, That such Gentlemen of the Long Robe as
are Members of this House, be, by the Serjeant at Arms,
sent for from the several Bars in Westminster Hall, to
attend the Service of the House.
Debtors Relief.
An ingrossed Bill for Relief of the poor Prisoners, was
read the Third time.
An ingrossed Proviso was offered, as a Rider, to the
Bill, That no Prisoners shall have any Benefit by this
Act, who are in Prison for Debts to the Amount of above
One hundred Pounds: Which was thrice read.
Resolved, That the said Proviso be made Part of the
Bill.
Another ingrossed Proviso was offered, as a Rider, to
the Bill, That no Person convict of Perjury or Forgery,
shall have the Benefit of the Act: Which was thrice read.
Resolved, That the said Proviso be made Part of the
Bill.
And afterwards, a Debate arising in the House upon
the said Bill;
Resolved, That the Debate be adjourned until Friday
Morning next.
Leave for Member to attend Lords.
Ordered, That Sir Charles Porter have Leave to attend
the Lords, as Counsel, in a Cause between Forster and
Munt.
Commissioners of Accompts.
Then the House proceeded in the further Consideration
of the Report upon the Bill for appointing and enabling
Commissioners to take an Account of all Publick Monies,
since the Fifth of November 1688.
Resolved, That the Number of the said Commissioners,
to be appointed, be Nine, and no more.
Resolved, That no Person be a Commissioner, who hath
any Office of Profit, or is accountable to their Majesties.
Resolved, That every Member of this House do prepare
a List, in Paper, of Nine Persons, whom he shall think
fit to be Commissioners in the said Bill, and roll up the
same; and put the same into a Glass at the Table Tomorrow Morning at Eleven of the Clock.
And the Question being put, That the several Lists be
subscribed by the Member presenting the same;
It passed in the Negative.
Supply Bill; Hereditary Revenue.
Ordered, That Sir Edw. Hussey do carry the Bill for
declaring the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown to
be vested in their Majesties, to the Lords for their Concurrence.
Paper Manufacture.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Miles Cooke and
Mr. Meredith;
Mr. Speaker, The Lords have passed the Bill, intituled,
An Act for the encouraging and better establishing the
Manufacture of White Paper in this Kingdom, without
any Amendments.
Securing Government against Rebellion.
Mr. Solicitor General reports from the Committee to
whom it was referred to prepare and bring in a Bill for
the more effectual securing their Majesties Government
against such as conspire to rise in Rebellion, and disturb
the Peace of the Kingdom, That they had prepared a Bill
accordingly: Which he presented to the House.
The said Bill was read the First time.
Resolved, That the Bill be read a Second time, Tomorrow Morning, after the List of Commissioners Names
for taking the Accompts of the Publick Monies are
delivered in.
Hackney Coaches.
Resolved, That the House will, upon Thursday Morning next, at Ten a Clock, resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, to consider of the Bill for regulating
and licensing Hackney Coaches.
Attainder of Persons in Rebellion.
Ordered, That the Bill for attainting such Persons as
are in Rebellion against their Majesties, be read a Second
time upon Thursday Morning next.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be revived.
And then the House adjourned until To-morrow
Morning, Eight of the Clock.